Nevi’s progression thread
I’ve had my little scaled baby since May 13. She arrived in one of those plastic take out containers and I was shocked how little she looked, in my mind she was so much chunkier. She’s quite small and seems skinny but once she’s settled in we’ll hopefully fix that.
So far I have her in a bin, but I’m planning on moving her to a terrarium once I figure out what exactly I want it to look like. I’m honestly quite excited about decorating it.
She hasn’t shown much interest in eating yet but I’m not particularly worried about it as of right now since she hasn’t even been two weeks with me.
She still seems a bit shy but quite enjoys exploring my couch and slithering behind the cushions as one does.
Any tips, advice and admiration for her beauty are very welcomed.
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Wow!! She's beautiful! Morph? My guess is bamboo pinstripe?
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Wow!! She's beautiful! Morph? My guess is bamboo pinstripe?
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She’s a kingpin so close I guess. I suppose she looks like an exceptionally pretty one and like she could be a cousin or sibling of your baby Luna as well https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...e5a61d8b43.jpg
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Caught in the act!
Nevi had her first shed with me today and the entire experience was both extremely exciting and anxiety inducing.
After her blue phase was over (didn’t take any pics cause I didn’t want to bother her), it felt like it took forever before she actually started shedding. So tonight when I went to check up on her I felt so lucky to actually catch her in the act.
After she had done shedding I removed the coco husk from her bin and replaced it with tissues cause I got scared it might be too rough for her skin.
Tomorrow she’ll hopefully have a nice juicy meal to celebrate her achievement. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...31aa56f807.jpg
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Today she had her first meal with me. I’m in shock. I didn’t even wiggle the mouse, she instantly struck and wrapped around it. I felt so proud of her.
I’ll try taking pictures of her chunky self tomorrow.
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Just wanted to share a pic from today, thought she looked cute, kind of derpy too.
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...After she had done shedding I removed the coco husk from her bin and replaced it with tissues cause I got scared it might be too rough for her skin.
Tomorrow she’ll hopefully have a nice juicy meal to celebrate her achievement.
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"Too rough for her skin"? :rofl: Actually, snakes appreciate some traction even when not shedding, but for shedding, they really NEED it. ;)
Congratulations on your adorable newcomer...:snake:
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"Too rough for her skin"? :rofl: Actually, snakes appreciate some traction even when not shedding, but for shedding, they really NEED it. ;)
Congratulations on your adorable newcomer...:snake:
I blame it on the new mum paranoia.
Thank you for the useful information and kind words.
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She is beautiful.
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Great looking critter. I love that stripe. Congrats on hitting the very cool first successful shed and feeding milestones! I agree there's no need to take out the substrate after a shed ;). Best wishes!
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I blame it on the new mum paranoia...
Oh yeah, been there, got the T-shirt...:D She's a really pretty little thing...:gj:
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Today she hissed at me for the first time (didn’t try to tag me). I went in to check on her in the morning and lifted her cave. I guess I woke her, when I tried picking her up she pulled away from my hand and let out a hiss. Of course I let her be not wanting to scare agitate her further. I know it’s my fault for making her feel threatened and it’s quite a bit upsetting.
On another note I witnessed a snake fart for the first time and I was at a complete disbelief how loud it was. Very impressive coming from such a small snake.
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Yeah sometimes they can be a bit cranky if you wake them up.
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Nevi’s gained about 60 grams since I’ve had her. I last weighed her about a week ago before feeding. So she’s filled out a bit.
We’ve had so many adventures in the last month. We discovered her love for all clothes that button up, she really enjoys going through the spaces between the buttons and coming out from an arm hole. She’s also enjoyed hiding in my hair.
She also managed to escape, which was entirely my fault obviously for not properly securing her enclosure. I do always close the door of the room she’s kept in in case this were to happen and luckily found her immediately. So now I’m extra careful and check if the doors are firmly shut every time I go into the room.
Oh! On that note, she upgraded to a tank. It’s still bare and a bit big for her size but she’s eating fine and loves to explore it so I think it’s fine.
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You might be able to tell but I did a horrible job with the wallpaper. I’ll try to get her a log or branch soon as well (I had to tape up some of the ventilation holes because it was hard to keep humidity high).
If you guys have any suggestions and ideas, lemme know.
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Stop and smell the flowers!!
(Don’t worry I’m cringing myself)
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